Die for garment clasps



M. L. FRIEDMAN ET AL DIE FOR GARMENT CLASPS Jung 2, 1925.

Filed June 19, 1924 INVENTORS; mam/ l. 1;. ZZZ-zed m 4 TTORNEYSA Patented Jane 2, 1925:.

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" 4 i I ,assesse 1 To cil l'who mz'bmag dancer n4] V Be it known that we, MEYER L. Fame-r MAN and PHILIP L. FRIED AN, both citizens of the'United States, and residents of the city'ofllew York, borough of Manhattan, in the county and Stateof NewYork, have invented a new and Improved Diefor Garment Clasps, of which the ifollo'wingjis a full, clear, and eXactde-scription. V

;'r11e present invention relates to new and useful improvements in bench Stools," and it. pertains Inore particularly to a, die espek cially adapted for operation upon garment ola'sps, such'as shownin United States Letters Patent No. 1,496,706, granted to us June 3,1924. It is one'of the primary objects of'the present invention toprovide altool whereby the garment clasp shown in the above-mentioned patent may be readily applied to garinents inlarge numbers. .2 r

Itis another 'ob'ect of "theinvention' to construct the tool in such a manner that the garment clasp is securely fastened to the garment without injury vto the clasp and without affecting its subsequent utility as, a clasp.

With the above and other objects in View, reference is had to the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of atool constructed in accordance with the present invention;

Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional View taken on the line 22 of Fig. 1 s

Fig. 3 is a detail sectional view taken at right angles to Fig. 2; v

Fig. 4 is a detail sectional view showing the manner of setting the garment clasp;

Figs. 5 and 6 are detail perspective views of the clasp.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, the devicecomprises a base 10 formed with ears or the like, 11, for the reception of screws or the like, 12, to secure the base 10 to a bench, table, or the like.

Carried by the base and pro ecting vertiber .13 has its upper end bifurcated Mounted in the upper bifurcated end ofthe sta-ndard or horn memben-there is alever having a handle portion 14 and a cam portion 15;

parallel arms 18 and 17, and each of these 1e24 serial No. 721,673,

arms is provided near its outer end'with an opening 18; 'Mounted in the openings 18 the arms 16 and 17, there is a reciprocating p1unger'19, and carriedby thisfplunger. 19

there is a coil spring 20, 'which latter is posi tioned between said arms 16] and 17. The, i plunger carries a wa'sher'21, which is'adapt v ed to place the spring 20 under oomnression whenthe plunger moves downwardly.

C rri dlby h l wer dfo thl pl n 1 19, there is a head. 22, and suchheadl 22 is adapted to co-operate with a staple support ing'member 23'carried byjthje, base 10.... As

more clearly shown in Fig; lthef headf22 is recessed as at 24, and slidably fmounted 111, sa d recess there 1s asprlng-pressed'plum ger 25 carriedby a bolt or the like, 26,

g which is surrounded byja'coil spring as at 28,"and"the"lieadf,.22 receivesjsaidr squared portion, a set'screw 29' beingfleme,

The lower endo f the plunger 19 is squared ployed to secure the head 22 to the squared 7 end 28 of the plunger 19.

The staple supporting member 23 has a reduced extension 30,'wh1ch is received in an opening in the base 10, and engaged by i a set screw 31 carried by the base and serving to secure the staple supporting member 23 in position. The upper face of the staple supporting member 23 is out out as at 32,

' and mounted in the out-out po-rtionl32 there I is a forwardly, extending tongue 33. The I rear end of this tongue '33 is bent downwardly as at 34, and the tongue is secured tion of the tongue iscut out and extends downwardly into the staple supporting As shown in'Figs. 5 and 6, the clasp com to the staple supporting .member 23 by r means of a set screw or the like, 35. A porprises a staple member 40, having prongs" or tongues 41, which lie within the confines.

oifthe base of the staple, and a washer 42 is adapted to be receivedvby the staple, said washer .42 having slots or the like, .43, to receive the tongues 41 of the-staple. cally therefrom, there is a standard or horn member 13, and such standard or horn memthe stop {36,as more clearly shown inFig. 3. After this hasbeen done, the garment is placed upon the tongues 41 ofthe staple and the washer 42 is positioned thereover; Up- Projecting forwardly from the vertical, standardor horn member 13, there are two on: moving thehandle upwardly, the cam 15 iii) serves to: depress [the plunger 19 and the the staple of the clasp and spreads the same,

as designated by the reference characterA in Fig. 4. As the plunger 25 engages the garment, the spring 27 is placed under compression and the phmger 25 passes into thehea-dj 22. Upon further depression IOCE the head -22, the head serves to flatten or hend't-heton'gues 41 outwardly so that they grip the garment firmly between themselves andthe body of the staple, the garment being, desig nated' by the reference character B in Fig. 4'. In order to pierce the garment for the re cepti'on of the tongues 41, of the staple 40, a

cutting knife having'two blades 50 spaced a: distance corresponding to the space between the tongues 41 of the staple is secured to the front end of the upper arm 1'6, said knife being designated generally by the reference. numeral 55, The garment is-merely pressed against these knife blades to form the two openings for the reception ofthe tongues 41 ofthe staple and insureslof the cuttingofthegarment in; the proper tion of the tongues 41.

What is claimed is: 1. A stapling device comprising a staple support, a guide for receiving a staple, a

place for the; recephead, and. means associated with the head for first spreading thelproings of the staple to a position where they may be flattened by the head, said. means comprlsing a spring pressed plunger carried by the head having a rounded end of agreater diameter than the space between the prongs of the staple whereby the prongs will be spread upon passing the auxiliary plunger therebetween.

2. A stapling device comprising a suitable support, a guide finger projecting from said able support, a guide finger projecting from said support and partially spaced therefrom to provide for the reception: of a staple, a

head adapted to: move into engagement with. the prongs of the staple to bend the same in opposite directions, and a spring-pressed plunger carried by the head. and pos tioned in advance thereof to i'nitiall y spread thei prongs of" the staple before they a-reengaged by the head, said Spring-pressed plunger receding into the .head' thereof.

MEYER n. FRIEDMAN. PHILIP L; FRIEDMAN upon operation- 

